Burleson Recreation Center

Burleson, Texas

Plans for the facility were
born from a need for family recreation/aquatic center that
accommodated the general population. Aesthetically, the premise
behind the design was to make visual connections between various
spaces, from outside and inside. Inside the lobby, one can observe
almost every main activity taking place throughout the building.
From the outside, a key attribute is a dynamic exterior façade
with vistas of the aquatic, fitness and jogging track components
through the large glass windows. Where possible, the design also
highlights the use of “classic Texas materials,” such
as limestone for walls and piers; corrugated galvanized
“silver” metal roofing and siding; and heavy timber
construction.

The $16 million indoor
recreational facility also includes a 6-lane-by-25-yard outdoor
competitive pool with two diving boards and a plunge slide. The
outdoor pool represents the first phase of an outdoor aquatic play
area to feature competition lap lanes, plunge slides, a zero-entry
pool and water play elements.

The goal was to create a
new multiuse recreation facility for residents and guests of the
city of Burleson, Texas, a fast-growing suburb of Fort Worth. The
central aquatic amenity is a 5-lane-by-25-yard lap/leisure pool.
There’s also a water play area for kids and dry amenities
including two basketball courts with an elevated jogging track,
weight and exercise room, an aerobics/dance studio, a lounge, two
meeting rooms with outdoor patios, and two party rooms. The project
is a partial collaboration with the local school district, which
covered the cost for three additional lap lanes and a swim team
“ready” room.

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NUTS &BOLTS

Opened: 2010

Cost: $16 million

Aquatic space: 72,850 square
feet

Dream amenities: Indoor natatorium with a
5-lane-by-25-yard lap/leisure pool including water-play elements, a
slide, a K-12 competition swim team “ready” room and
adjacent party rooms. There is also a 6-lane-by-25-yard outdoor
competition pool.

The 70,000 square foot Burleson Recreation Center opened in May
2010 for residents and guests of the City of Burleson, Texas, a
fast growing suburb of Fort Worth. In developing the facility, the
goal was to create a new multi-use recreation facility for the
city. The central aquatic amenity is a five-lane, 25-yard
lap/leisure pool and there’s also two basketball courts with
an elevated jogging track, weight and exercise room, an aerobics
& dance studio, a lounge, two meeting rooms with outdoor
patios, and two party rooms.

The $16 Million indoor recreational facility also includes an
outdoor 6-lane, 25-yard competitive pool with two diving boards and
a plunge slide. The outdoor pool represents the first phase of an
outdoor aquatic play area to feature competition lap lanes, plunge
slides, zero entry pool, and water play elements.

Plans for the facility were born from a need for family
recreation/aquatic center that accommodated the needs of the
general population. Aesthetically, the premise behind the design of
this Recreation Center is the idea of making visual connections
between the various spaces within the building from both outside
and inside.

From inside the lobby, one can observe almost every main activity
that is taking place throughout the building. From the outside, a
key attribute was the creation of a dynamic exterior façade
with vistas of the aquatic, fitness and jogging track components
through the large glass windows. The view is a spectacle on its
own, especially at dusk.

Also highlighted in the design is the use of “classic Texas
materials,” limestone walls and piers; corrugated galvanized
“silver” metal roofing and siding; and heavy timber
construction, where possible.

One additional key feature of this project was the collaboration
with the local school district to include three additional
competition lap lanes and a swim team “ready”
room. The school district added construction money to the
project to cover this additional cost.

Completing the recreation center fullfiled a master plan and
accomplished a number of long term recreational goals. The pool is
a major step in the “rebranding” of the city. Following
design standards now required for all new commercial and
institutional projects, in addition to the use of the
“classic Texas materials,” the city has greatly
increased its image from an old “cow and grain” town
into a contemporary Texas suburban community with a “state of
the art” image and recreation amenities. replaced
functionally “obsolete and expensive to operate
facilities” with a new state of the art complex. This new
recreational facility, outdoor pool and a future baseball and
soccer fields establishes the “quality of life” image
desired for the future growth of Burleson and served the targeted
demographic markets.